Avante returns in February 2011

[kentech]

Tamiya is proud to announce the re-release of the legendary racing buggy Avante. Keep watching this page for the latest updates regarding this exciting product!

http://www.tamiya.com/english/e-home.htm

[Fredrik Emilsson]

The best looking buggy of all times!
Best re-re ever.

Great news!

[stefke]

Where can I pre-order !!!!!!!!!!

I hope it's not the Avante 2001.

[simoncrabb]

Oooh, a re-release? All those lovely rose joints.

Yes please.

[SHY]

My god! Please let it be the original crazy version from 1988, and not the 2001!!!

Really hope the Hilux or Blazing Blazer is up for a remake as well!!!

[muratti]

My friend who has about 15 Avantes plus hundreds of spares at home won´t be much amused. Thank god i collect the Egress, but if they do it the same as the original, parts from the Egress will still loose worth!

[Mash Potato]

I'd better start saving the pennies, I want one of these. In my opinion the best looking RC car ever.

[Dyna]

Good for Tamiya

Ive got a few Avante's & Egress' myself but im more than happy for them to re-re it - it was a hell of a bit of engineering in the old days ( even if it was never really any good on the track ) and with rough original examples commanding around a couple of hundred quid these days people should be able to buy a new one for hopefully not that much more...

Although i wouldnt be suprised if there would be a few changes - those bloody 'orrible made-of-cheese metal front uprights for one ! They generally lasted as long as it took for you to hit something harder than a large blade of grass... And hopefully the rose joints would be made to tighter tolerances, shock towers beefed up a little etc etc

Enough changes to make it reliable as a fun buggy but not to lose too much of the original specification. That would be perfect

[RogerM]

I bet this will sell like crazy whichever version it is.

Personally I'd prefer to see a 2001 esq model that people could actually use without fear!

[Welshy40]

I had the original and the wheels looked stunning and were the only item that didn't break easily and the car was as fragile as china. Explains why that video was on sand as it wouldn't break on a surface like that. Bumper wasnt up to the job - too flexible, gearbox gears didnt last long as was basically rubbish. If its the same as the original then a waste of money.

[qatmix]

If it lasted a race without a wheel falling off it was a pleasent surprise. The suspension was unable to cope with grassy off road tracks, and every time it was airborne you just winced hoping it would survive.

As far as I remember it was a flop sales wise, probably that's why it has become collectable.

Looked Pretty though so it's a nice one for the shelf.

It would have been nice if tamiya based a new avante on the 502.